Public policy issues related to women's health care have garnered a considerable amount of media attention lately. Carrie Frederick, MD, MPH, who is working in …
Category: Women’s Health
Ancient objects shed light on how people once understood their bodies
A recent post on the Wellcome Collection blog examines how ancient artifacts, such as this Etruscan votive offering, can provide fascinating insights into cultures that existed …
Using text messages to increase birth control pill compliance
Past research has shown that compliance difficulties are more common among patients taking oral contraceptives and can result in unintended pregnancies. But text messages may …
Physicians, women's health advocates express disappointment over Plan B decision
As you likely read in the news today, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius reversed a U.S. Food and Drug Administration decision to lift …
Do pretty shoes lead to ugly problems?
When it comes to shoes, style and comfort are, for the most part, mutually exclusive. And now it appears, according to a release from Methodist …
Women’s Health Forum at Stanford to be held May 11
If you're nearby and interested in women's health issues, you might want to attend next month's second annual Women’s Health Forum at Stanford. At the …
Study shows BPA exposure may affect fertility of female offspring
Public concern over the safety of bisphenol-A, or BPA, resurfaced today after researchers reported findings suggesting exposure to the chemical during fetal and neonatal development …
Some good, some bad in the state of women’s health
There's good and bad news on the state of women's health research, according to a report released by the Institute of Medicine late last week. …
Stanford Women's Health Forum videos online
Presentations from the Stanford Women's Health Forum held in May are now available on the Web. NBC News chief medical editor Nancy Snyderman, MD, opened …
Nancy Snyderman speaks at Stanford Women's Health Forum
Nancy Snyderman from NBC News told the Stanford Women's Health Forum audience to take charge of their own well-being and become informed participants in their own health care decisions.
Nancy Snyderman from NBC News told the Stanford Women's Health Forum audience to take charge of their own well-being and become informed participants in their own health care decisions.
Drug could help combat menstrual cramps
More than half of women experience menstrual cramps and, according to the NIH, painful menstruation is the leading cause of lost time from school and …
Addressing Haitian women's health needs
Speaking of Haiti, the Feminist Peace Network recently discussed the unique, post-earthquake health needs of women there: In Haiti, as is always true in the …
Get out your running shoes, Mom
Between my job here and all the pregnancy/parenting books I've consumed over the past three years, I thought I knew all the pros and cons …
Period piece
There's a new book out that brings up a topic I haven't thought about lately: my first period. It's My Little Red Book, edited by …